Guns stolen from Wilmington business

Published: Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:29 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:29 a.m.

Burglars stole seven guns early Sunday at Port City Guns and Ammo on Oleander Drive, according to police.

Several men, with their faces covered, broke into the business at 3:19 a.m. and took three long guns and four handguns, said Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Linda Rawley.

An alarm alerted police to the burglary at the 5745 Oleander Drive business. By the time officers arrived, the burglars were gone. They gained entry by cutting a lock on the metal front door and breaking through an interior glass door, Rawley said. She said they also sprayed the exterior surveillance camera with paint to keep it from recording their entry and escape. Other cameras captured their movements inside the store, however, and showed them stuffing the weapons into backpacks, she said.

<p>Burglars stole seven guns early Sunday at Port City Guns and Ammo on Oleander Drive, according to police.</p><p>Several men, with their faces covered, broke into the business at 3:19 a.m. and took three long guns and four handguns, said Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Linda Rawley.</p><p>An alarm alerted police to the burglary at the 5745 Oleander Drive business. By the time officers arrived, the burglars were gone. They gained entry by cutting a lock on the metal front door and breaking through an interior glass door, Rawley said. She said they also sprayed the exterior surveillance camera with paint to keep it from recording their entry and escape. Other cameras captured their movements inside the store, however, and showed them stuffing the weapons into backpacks, she said. </p><p>The case is under investigation.</p><p>– F.T. Norton</p>